HDTV (5 letters) The term TV STANDARD is composed of two crossword solutions: SITCOM and HDTV. SITCOM stands for 'situation comedy', which is a genre of comedy television programming that typically follows the lives of a group of characters in a specific setting. HDTV, on the other hand, stands for 'high-definition television', which is a digital television broadcasting system that provides higher resolution images than traditional analog television systems.